Tag: psychology
rhetoric of heroism
“Wouldn’t you rather die on your feet, than serve on your knees?” This statement employs a type of vain morality…
aversion to yourself
Often, we avoid other people, not wanting to encounter them and the proceeding interactions. We claim to want to avoid…
splitting your soul to survive
Freud observes that the invention of the “soul” is an attempt to live forever: we declare an unseen part of…
withholding is controlling
You don’t withhold your feelings for the other person out of kindness or care. You do it for yourself: to…
conflict avoidance is conflict amplification
The more you avoid conflict, the more you repress your feelings. You present a false you, while the real you…
Therapy work works
Therapy is talking to someone about your experience. This is why all forms of it work, up to a point.……
Light prevails: success, meditation, and the light triad
The Light Triad practices compassion, empathy, and altruism (cooperation), as opposed to the Dark Triad, which is driven by competition,…
the need for love to overcome
Amidst real, detrimental, and untenable problems, we seek to overcome them. While desperation and survival may drive us, for emotional…
reframing or revealing?
Cognitive behavioral therapy invokes tools that allow you to pause and reframe situations into a less traumatic context or gain…
Don’t Corner Me
Don’t put somebody in a corner unless you’re ready to accept the opposite of confrontation. Often a fight is a…